Daily Life

“Daily Life” Vocabulary

  • Build your knowledge around vocabulary associated with daily routines such as getting up, meals, work/school, leisure activities, and going to bed.
  • Become familiar with household terms, such as cleaning supplies, furniture, appliances, and common tasks like cooking, cleaning, and shopping.
  • Take note of vocabulary related to time expressions, ensuring you know phrases for various parts of the day, days of the week, months, seasons, and more specific ones such as ‘once a week’ or ‘from time to time’.
  • Utilise a wide variety of resources like French reality TV shows, blogs, and podcasts to get exposure to daily life vocabulary in a natural setting.

“Daily Life” Speaking

  • Gain confidence in speaking about everyday activities and routines, explaining what you typically do in a day, the weekend, or during special occasions.
  • Practice using various verb tenses to talk about habitual actions (present tense), past routines (imperfect tense), and future plans (future tense).
  • To enhance your language level, talk about your preferences, how you feel about certain daily tasks using expressions of preferences and opinion such as ‘j’adore’, ‘je deteste’, and ‘je ne supporte pas’.
  • Incorporate transitional words and phrases like ‘ensuite’, ‘après’, ‘pendant que’, to logically link your day’s activities.

“Daily Life” Use of Language

  • Master the use of demonstrative adjectives (‘this’ and ‘that’) and possessive adjectives (‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’, ‘their’, etc.) for a more natural narrative when discussing daily routines.
  • Use complex structures with the conjunctions ‘non seulement… mais aussi’, ‘soit…soit’, ‘ne…ni…ni’ to add more depth to your speech.
  • Be sure of your verb conjugations especially with pronominal verbs which are commonly used when discussing daily routines such as ‘se réveiller’, ‘se brosser’, and ‘s’habiller’.
  • Use expressive and descriptive phrases to give more detail about your day, such as ‘avoir hâte de’, ‘passer du temps’, ‘prendre du temps pour’.
  • Aim to maintain clarity and fluency in your narrative. Always prefer clear articulation and steady pace over rushing and making mistakes. Keep practising to improve your pronunciation and vocal expression.